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2005 ARFU Asian Rugby Series

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2nd Asian Rugby Series
Tournament details
Date30 April–
12 November 2005
Teams13 countries
Final positions
Champions Japan
Runner-up Südkorea
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
2006

The 2005 ARFU Asian Rugby Series was the second edition of a tournament created by Asian Rugby Football Union for national teams. It was also valid as first round of Asian qualification for 2007 Rugby World cup.

Tournament

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First Division

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Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes
1  Japan 2 2 0 0 141 34 +107 4
2  Südkorea 2 1 0 1 87 53 +34 2
3  Hongkong 2 0 0 2 6 147 -88 0 downward-facing red arrow relegated to next year's division 2
7 May 2005
Japan 91–3 Hongkong
Tokyo

15 May 2005
Südkorea 31–50 Japan
Seoul

22 May 2005
Hongkong 3–56 Südkorea
Hongkong

Second division

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Valid also for 2007 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification

Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes
1 Arabian Gulf 2 2 0 0 54 48 +6 4 upward-facing green arrow promoted to next year's division 1
2  China 2 1 0 1 44 43 +1 2
3  Taiwan 2 0 0 2 45 52 -7 0 downward-facing red arrow relegated to next year's division 3
30 April 2005
China 22–19 Taiwan
Kunming

20 May 2005
Arabian Gulf30–26 Taiwan
Manama

11 November 2005
Arabian Gulf24–22 China
Dubai

Third division

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Valid also for 2007 Rugby World Cup – Asia qualification

Pool A

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Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes
1  Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 82 55 +27 4 upward-facing green arrow promoted to final
2  Singapur 2 1 0 1 64 61 +3 2
3  Thailand 2 0 0 2 65 95 -30 0 downward-facing red arrow relegated to next year's division 4
4 June 2005
Thailand 38–48 Sri Lanka
Bangkok

11 June 2005
Singapur 47–27 Thailand
Singapur

25 June 2005
Sri Lanka 34–17 Singapur
Colombo

Pool B

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Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes
1  Kasachstan 3 3 0 0 135 31 +104 6 upward-facing green arrow promoted to final
2  Indien 3 2 0 1 78 56 +22 4 downward-facing red arrow relegated to next year's division 4
3  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 60 111 -51 2 relegated to next year's division 4
4  Guam 3 0 0 3 29 104 -75 0 relegated to next year's division 5
4 June 2005
Indien 22–36 Kasachstan
Mumbai

8 June 2005
Kasachstan 48–3 Malaysia
Mumbai

11 June 2005
Indien 48–12 Malaysia
Mumbai

18 June 2005
Guam 8–8 Indien
Guam

22 June 2005
Kasachstan 51–6 Guam
Alma Ata

26 June 2005
Malaysia 45–15 Guam
Kuala Lumpur

Final

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Pos. Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. Points Notes
1  Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 43 37 +6 2 upward-facing green arrow promoted to next year's division 2
2  Kasachstan 2 0 0 2 37 43 -6 2
25 October 2005
Kasachstan 25–19 Sri Lanka
Almaty

12 November 2005
Sri Lanka 24–12 Kasachstan
Colombo

References

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